Broom attachment



l. C. DAHL.

BROOM ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION man MAR.10,1911. RENEWED rss. 24. 1919.

INVENTOR Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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Bacon ATTACHMENT.

Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

`Application led'lareh 10, 1917, Serial No. 158,948. Renewed February 24, 1919. erialo. 278,982.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known thatl I, JOHN (l. DAHL, a citizen of the United States, insiding at Pine River, in the county of Roberts and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom Attachment, of whichv the following is a specification.

'My invention relates to an attachment for brooms for distributing the sweeping compounds while the floor is being swept.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a device of this character in which the feeding action is controlled by a certain movement of the broom.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device formed to snugly fit the broom head, so as to be easily attached thereto without danger of. its becoming detached by the movement of the broom in sweeping.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this character, which is simple and durable in construction, reliable and ef'licient in operation, and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the market at a minimum cost.

To accomplish the above and various other objects, my invention consists essentially of a receptacle, with means for connecting it to the broom head and provided with` a feeding slot, adapted to be normally covered by the broom, but so located that on a certain stroke of the broom the slot is uncovered so as to allow the material to feed through.

The invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to'be hereinafter fully described and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and' in which:

Figure l shows the device applied to a broom.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view, showing the broom in the position it occupies when a stroke is made to feed the compound.

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the device, showing the feeding opening.

In these drawin s, 1 indicates the broom and 9. the recept-.ac e in which the sweeping compound compound is of' powdered form and usually consistsof a fine grain sawfdust' treated with an oily preparatlon designed to take up the dust. This receptacle is provided with an opening S in its top, through which the compound is placed in the receptacle, and this opening is covered by a flap 4. hinged to the receptacle and held closed by the catch 5.

6 is the feeding opening formed in the lower part of the receptacle in the rear thereof, and this opening is controlled by a slide 7, working in guides 8 formed on each side of the feeding slot in any desirable manner.

As shown in the drawings, these guides are formed by punching the material, as at 9, and turning the punched out portions over to serve as guides. The slide is regulated by a wire 10 connected to the slide and extending up through the top of the receptacle and held in any desired position by the thumb screw 11.

As will be seen from the drawings, the receptacle is shaped to conform to the shape ofthe broom head, that is, rounded at the top so as to fit snugly to the broom at this point and at the bottom is ared out to conform to the lower end of the broom head.

The receptacle is connected to the broom by means of the two straps l2. As will be seen from the drawings, the slot fits tightly against the broom, so that in the normal position of the broom said slot is closed and the material is prevented from passing therethrough, but when a stroke of the broom is made in a direction, with the receptacle in front, the slot is partly uncovered, due to the bending of the straw of the broom and thus the material drops through.

The amount of the material fed is controlled by the position of the slide 7, though the feed is also regulated by the amount of pressure placed on the broom on the feeding stroke.

It is thought from the foregoing that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent. l

I desire it to be understood that I may make slight changes in the construction, and inthe arrangement and combination of the several parts, provided such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A broom attachment, comprising a rethe movement of the broom fiber intoand out of Contact with the lower end of therev ceptacle, due to the exing of the broom in sweeping operation. i .f

2. A broom attachment,compr1s1ng a re- '.ceptacle ,at|` one side of the: broom head hav- -inga'lateral discharge openlngfat lits lower -endl'normally closed bythe broomiber, theV f 1 discharge of the materiallbeing controlled the movementof the broom liber into and out of Contact with'the lower end of the Vre- 15 ceptaele,due to the flexing of the broom in sweepingoperation, and means for varying the size of the lateral disohargeopening.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature :fin presence of two Vlwitnessesl Y 1 Copies of` this liatent may: be obtained for. lve cents each, by addressing vther Conunissrmer` of latents, A ik Y Washington;D.,c-. 1 Y n v l i. di 

